Boy, don't I feel old!! Can't believe the Mission Impossible FILM franchise is now 25 years old. The first film opened on May 22, 1996. I remember watching the TV series, created by Bruce Geller, quite regularly and they were a lot of fun. The TV series is more on an ensemble cast, with Jim …
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Happy post-Thanksgiving weekend! Hope those of you in the States enjoyed your long weekend off, spending time with family and perhaps got some sweet deals from Black Friday? I was quite bummed that I missed the Amazon big sale on the Pixar's BRAVE 3-disc- st blu-ray, it was only $8 bucks on Thursday from 2-6pm …
I have to confess that I haven't seen many of the more prestige films this year, only the big-budget tent pole type. So I don't know how credible I am by naming the top film best films of 2011 even though I haven't seen a lot of the films that came out this year. So …
Continue reading Counting down to 2012 – Ted’s Top Five Movies of 2011
It's been a while since the last time I was excited to see a Tom Cruise movie. I was intrigued when the first trailer came out, but it's this featurette that got me hooked! Yes, The Dark Knight Rises prologue was a major factor of course (more on that on tomorrow's Weekend Roundup), so those …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Love them or hate them, Hollywood love to make sequels. Why? Because they’re easy to make and market because audiences are already familiar with the story and characters. Just slap a number after the title and studio executives are happy once the films start making a lot of cash at the box office. Now, I …
Continue reading The Flix List: Six Unnecessary Big-Budgeted Sequels
Happy Fifth of December, everyone! Wow man, time files, can't believe we've now come to the last edition of the year! Well, per usual, the fifth of the month is a monthly feature where I get to post five random news item/observation/trailer, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on …
Continue reading Five for the Fifth – 5 Questions for The 5th of December
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